jevans ⁂

Air quality scientist and data engineer

I make stuff

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Cake day: December 27th, 2022

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  • I ran pfSense on proxmox for a few years. It was fine, but unnecessarily complicated. I switched to an Intel n6005 mini PC and I’ll never go back. Having a second device meant I was able to get rid of my Dell R720xd and switch to consumer hardware with no internet downtime. It means if something happens and I have to hard reboot my server, I don’t have to worry about my partner getting booted from a video call. Etc. Etc. The mini PC was under $200. It sips power. It’s silent. It’s a no-brainer.









  • I have a similar display in my kitchen. It’s in portrait mode and has time (my timezone and others), weather (hourly and daily), and dynamic popups for weather alerts in the top 1/3. It has a spot for dynamic content below that that shows things like time remaining for my espresso machine to heat up and the temperature of my ember mug if I’m using it. The bottom half of the screen flips every 15 seconds between calenders for my partner and I, and local scheduled transit times and live train times with a map of current train positions.


  • I have scripts set up to switch between my desk setup and my home theater setup that swap monitor configurations with wlrandr and default audio devices in wireplumber. These scripts are triggered with the “Netflix” button on my Nvidia Shield remote via Home Assistant and SSH. Simultaneously on Home Assistant power to the peripherals on my desk is toggled, the TV input is toggled between the Nvidia Shield and the PC, my AV receiver settings are toggled, and if the PC was asleep, it’s turned on with a WoL magic packet.






  • bc there are a lot of android tv apps that are fantastic that don’t have ready alternatives on Linux for htpc usage. Clipious comes to mind, for instance. Having android tv apps available through Waydroid bridges the gap in functionality until native alternatives can replace them.